1. Examination of Hubris in The Great Gatsby and King Lear
This idea of material things and their significance arises in King Lear, when the King is considering dividing up his land between his daughters. ... Through these hubristic actions, both characters inherit Narcissus' curse; Gatsby in finding that Daisy does not want to leave her husband for him and Lear when abandoning the only daughter who spoke the truth to him. ... He does not realize that everything which rises must fall and so unceremoniously relinquishes his title of Jay Gatsby, reverting to become James Gatz. (Fitzgerald 132) Similarly, Lear hopes to have it all in relinquishing ...
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